Gauge Capital Acquires Aphix from Caltius Equity Partners

Caltius Equity Partners Invests in APHIX

November 15, 2022

Environmental Services

Caltius Equity Partners has made a significant growth investment in APHIX, a founder-owned commercial landscaping services provider operating in Kentucky and Tennessee. The capital will support APHIX's organic growth and platform build, with Caltius planning to pursue add-on acquisitions to expand maintenance revenue and market footprint.

Gauge Capital Invests in CENTEGIX

August 23, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Gauge Capital has partnered with the owners and management team of CENTEGIX to provide growth capital and recapitalize the company. CENTEGIX, an Atlanta-based provider of location-aware emergency communications delivered via an IoT and SaaS platform (CrisisAlert), will use the investment to accelerate growth across its education, healthcare and hospitality end markets; Gauge partners Tom McKelvey and Sam Smith joined CENTEGIX's board and Berkery Noyes served as exclusive financial advisor.

Gauge Capital Recapitalizes Exigo

March 21, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Gauge Capital has partnered with the founders and management of Exigo in a recapitalization of the Dallas-based PaaS provider. The investment will fund product development, sales and marketing, and international expansion; Gauge partners have also joined Exigo’s board.

APHIX Acquires Largen Landscaping

January 10, 2025

Environmental Services

APHIX has acquired Largen Landscaping, a Huntsville, Alabama-based commercial landscaping provider founded in 1997 by Eric Largen. The deal expands APHIX's footprint in the Southeast U.S. and will have Mark Marshall lead the new APHIX Huntsville branch.

RidgeLake Partners Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Gauge Capital

October 6, 2021

Financial Services

RidgeLake Partners has made a strategic minority investment in Gauge Capital, a Southlake, Texas-based middle-market private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed; RidgeLake (a partnership between PA Capital and Ottawa Avenue Private Capital) said the investment will support Gauge's future growth and investment activities with no changes planned to the firm's day-to-day management.

United Capital Financial Advisors Acquires Apexium Financial

November 11, 2025

Financial Services

United Capital Financial Advisors has acquired Apexium Financial LP, adding more than $4 billion in assets under management and expanding United Capital's national presence. The deal strengthens United Capital's advisor base and expands its financial planning-led service model, with legal counsel to Apexium provided by Sidley Austin and Decerno Advisors acting as M&A advisor.